put-down

1 of 2

noun

ˈpu̇t-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce put-down (audio)

: an act or instance of putting down

especially : a humiliating remark

put down

2 of 2

verb

put down; putting down; puts down

transitive verb

: to bring to an end : stop

put down a riot

: depose, degrade

: disparage, belittle

mentioned his poetry only to put it down

: disapprove, criticize

was put down for the way she dressed

: humiliate, squelch

put him down with a sharp retort

: to make ineffective : check

put down the gossip

: to do away with (an injured, sick, or aged animal) : destroy

: to put in writing

: to enter in a list

: to place in a category

I put him down as a hypochondriac

O. S. J. Gogarty

: attribute

put it down to inexperience

: to pack or preserve for future use

: consume

putting down helping after helping

Carson McCullers

put-down 1 of 2

noun

as in insult

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings new hires always have to deal with put-downs and practical jokes from the older employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

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insult
sarcasm
offence
outrage
epithet
affront
indignity
slur
barb
slap
slight
attack
name
diss
brickbat
personality
dart
offense
jibe
disgrace
sneer
criticism
poke
quip
taunt
dig
dis
invective
gibe
vituperation
gird
cut
abuse
mock
jeer
shame
disapproval
catcall
opprobrium
swipe
torture
dishonor
knock
torment
slam

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

compliment
praise
commendation
applause
flattery
acclaim
accolade
adulation

as in criticism

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant your never-ending put-down of my musical talents is really starting to annoy me

Synonyms & Similar Words

criticism
disparagement
denigration
condemnation
ridicule
belittlement
detraction
defamation
derogation
abuse
depreciation
invective
slander
vituperation
diminishment
deprecation
denunciation
censure
calumny
vilification
derision
denouncement
libel
backbiting
aspersion
mockery
minimization
soft-pedaling
de-emphasis

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

praise
exaltation
aggrandizement
glorification
acclaim
magnification
approval
approbation
blessing
commendation
ennoblement
puffery
hype

put down

2 of 2

verb

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism

Synonyms & Similar Words

dismiss
run down
talk down
cry down
minimize
play down
dump on
diminish
write off
discount
criticize
kiss off
denigrate
belittle
vilipend
disparage
derogate
deprecate
poor-mouth
dislike
decry
depreciate
diss
trash
denounce
dis
trash-talk
discommend
condemn
bad-mouth
scold
abuse
discredit
slander
malign
disapprove (of)
disgrace
asperse
censure
vilify
reprehend
slur
rip
defame
reprobate
traduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

praise
applaud
favor
approve
exalt
extol
glorify
recommend
magnify
countenance
laud
endorse
sanction
indorse
acclaim
extoll
compliment
commend
eulogize

as in to record

to make a written note of we had the whole agreement put down on paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

record
log
set down
write down
take down
report
transcribe
mark
note
jot (down)
enter
register
minute
chronicle
enregister
notch
inscribe
chalk (up)
score

as in to enter

to put (someone or something) on a list put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

enter
record
list
file
register
schedule
book
catalog
slate
catalogue
index
card
compile
classify
enrol
inscribe
enroll
note
tally
tabulate
reschedule

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

delete

as in to quell

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings

Synonyms & Similar Words

quell
suppress
sit on
subdue
slap down
crack down (on)
clamp down (on)
silence
repress
quash
squash
crush
put out
squelch
overcome
stifle
destroy
extinguish
snuff (out)
wipe out
rub out
throttle
waste
demolish
quench
ruin
wreck
desolate
smother
nuke
douse
strangle
decimate
obliterate
exterminate
dominate
annihilate
dowse
smash
subjugate
conquer
vanquish
overwhelm
devastate
overpower

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

help
aid
assist
support
back
prop up
whip (up)
provoke
stir
incite
forward
abet
promote
further
encourage
advance
instigate
cultivate
foster
foment
nurture
nourish

as in to attribute

to explain (something) as being the result of something else a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience

Synonyms & Similar Words

attribute
ascribe
credit
chalk up
impute
pin (on)
impute (to)
blame
lay
accredit
refer
father (on)
link
connect
attach
assign
charge
associate

as in to eat

to take in as food the husky youngster seemed to put down her own weight in food at one sitting

Synonyms & Similar Words

eat
consume
put away
tuck (away or in)
partake (of)
devour
lick
pig out
ingest
chew
polish off
snarf (down)
gobble (up or down)
digest
chow (down on)
swallow
down
mouth (down)
taste
wolf
nibble (on)
glut (on)
scoff
gnaw (at or on)
relish
pick (at)
savor
dine
gulp
swill
banquet
feast
lunch
slop
gorge
sup
breakfast
gum
lap
fare
munch
savour
bolt
snack
regale
dispatch
nurse
nosh
gormandize

单词	put-down
释义	put-down 1 of 2 noun ˈpu̇t-ˌdau̇n : an act or instance of putting down especially : a humiliating remark put down 2 of 2 verb put down; putting down; puts down transitive verb 1 : to bring to an end : stop put down a riot 2 a : depose, degrade b : disparage, belittle mentioned his poetry only to put it down c : disapprove, criticize was put down for the way she dressed d : humiliate, squelch put him down with a sharp retort 3 : to make ineffective : check put down the gossip 4 : to do away with (an injured, sick, or aged animal) : destroy 5 a : to put in writing b : to enter in a list 6 a : to place in a category I put him down as a hypochondriac O. S. J. Gogarty b : attribute put it down to inexperience 7 : to pack or preserve for future use 8 : consume putting down helping after helping Carson McCullers Phrases put down roots : to establish a permanent residence Synonyms Noun affront barb brickbat cut dart dig dis [slang] diss epithet gird indignity insult name offense offence outrage personality poke sarcasm slap slight slur Verb bad-mouth belittle cry down decry denigrate deprecate depreciate derogate diminish dis [slang] diss discount dismiss disparage kiss off minimize play down poor-mouth run down talk down trash trash-talk vilipend write off See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism we had the whole agreement put down on paper Word History First Known Use Noun 1932, in the meaning defined above Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 put-down 1 of 2 noun 1 as in insult an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings new hires always have to deal with put-downs and practical jokes from the older employees Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance insult sarcasm offence outrage epithet affront indignity slur barb slap slight attack name diss brickbat personality dart offense jibe disgrace sneer criticism poke quip taunt dig dis invective gibe vituperation gird cut abuse mock jeer shame disapproval catcall opprobrium swipe torture dishonor knock torment slam Antonyms & Near Antonyms compliment praise commendation applause flattery acclaim accolade adulation See More 2 as in criticism the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant your never-ending put-down of my musical talents is really starting to annoy me Synonyms & Similar Words criticism disparagement denigration condemnation ridicule belittlement detraction defamation derogation abuse depreciation invective slander vituperation diminishment deprecation denunciation censure calumny vilification derision denouncement libel backbiting aspersion mockery minimization soft-pedaling de-emphasis Antonyms & Near Antonyms praise exaltation aggrandizement glorification acclaim magnification approval approbation blessing commendation ennoblement puffery hype See More put down 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to dismiss to express scornfully one's low opinion of he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism Synonyms & Similar Words dismiss run down talk down cry down minimize play down dump on diminish write off discount criticize kiss off denigrate belittle vilipend disparage derogate deprecate poor-mouth dislike decry depreciate diss trash denounce dis trash-talk discommend condemn bad-mouth scold abuse discredit slander malign disapprove (of) disgrace asperse censure vilify reprehend slur rip defame reprobate traduce Antonyms & Near Antonyms praise applaud favor approve exalt extol glorify recommend magnify countenance laud endorse sanction indorse acclaim extoll compliment commend eulogize See More 2 as in to record to make a written note of we had the whole agreement put down on paper Synonyms & Similar Words record log set down write down take down report transcribe mark note jot (down) enter register minute chronicle enregister notch inscribe chalk (up) score 3 as in to enter to put (someone or something) on a list put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip Synonyms & Similar Words enter record list file register schedule book catalog slate catalogue index card compile classify enrol inscribe enroll note tally tabulate reschedule Antonyms & Near Antonyms delete 4 as in to quell to put a stop to (something) by the use of force a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings Synonyms & Similar Words quell suppress sit on subdue slap down crack down (on) clamp down (on) silence repress quash squash crush put out squelch overcome stifle destroy extinguish snuff (out) wipe out rub out throttle waste demolish quench ruin wreck desolate smother nuke douse strangle decimate obliterate exterminate dominate annihilate dowse smash subjugate conquer vanquish overwhelm devastate overpower Antonyms & Near Antonyms help aid assist support back prop up whip (up) provoke stir incite forward abet promote further encourage advance instigate cultivate foster foment nurture nourish See More 5 as in to attribute to explain (something) as being the result of something else a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience Synonyms & Similar Words attribute ascribe credit chalk up impute pin (on) impute (to) blame lay accredit refer father (on) link connect attach assign charge associate 6 as in to eat to take in as food the husky youngster seemed to put down her own weight in food at one sitting Synonyms & Similar Words eat consume put away tuck (away or in) partake (of) devour lick pig out ingest chew polish off snarf (down) gobble (up or down) digest chow (down on) swallow down mouth (down) taste wolf nibble (on) glut (on) scoff gnaw (at or on) relish pick (at) savor dine gulp swill banquet feast lunch slop gorge sup breakfast gum lap fare munch savour bolt snack regale dispatch nurse nosh gormandize
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